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Companies

[1984 Ed.

Extension of

Financial Secretary's powers of

investigation to certain bodies incorporated outside Hong Kong.

1967 c. 81. s. 42.

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Proceedings on inspector's report.

[cf. 1967 c. 81. ss. 35 & 37.)

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(b) may cause the report or any part thereof to be printed and

published: (Replaced, 6 of 1984, s. 101)

(c) may, or if such report or any part thereof is printed and published shall, cause a copy to be delivered to the Regis-

(Replaced, 6 of 1984, s. 101)

trar.

(4) The inspector may at any time in the course of his investigation, without the necessity of making an interim report. inform the Financial Secretary of matters coming to his knowledge as a result of the investigation tending to show that an offence has been committed ( Added, 6 of 1984, s. 101)

commitede

146A. Sections 143 to 149 and section 150 shall apply to all bodies corporate incorporated outside Hong Kong which have a place of business in Hong Kong or have at any time had a place of business therein as if they were companies registered under this Ordinance, but subject to such (if any) adaptations and modifica- tions as may be specified by regulations made by the Financial Secretary.

or

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( Added, 6 of 1984, s. 102)

147. (1) In relation to any prosecution arising from any report made under section 146 or from any information or docu- ment obtained under section 152A or 152B, it shall be the duty of all officers and agents of the company or other body corporate whose affairs have been investigated by virtue of section 144, other than the defendant in the proceedings, to give to the Attorney General all assistance in connexion with the prosecution that they are reasona- bly able to give, and section 145(5) shall apply for the purposes of this subsection as it applies for the purposes of that section.

(2) If, in the case of any body corporate liable to be wound up under this Ordinance, it appears to the Financial Secretary from any report made under section 146 or from any information or document obtained under section 152A or 152B-

(a) that it is expedient in the public interest that the body should be wound up. he may present a petition for it to be wound up if the court thinks it just and equitable for it to be so wound up:

(b) that the business of such body corporate is being conduc- ted in a manner unfairly prejudicial to the interests of any part of its members, he may (in addition to, or instead of, presenting a petition under paragraph (a)) present a petition for an order under section 168A.

information supplied (3) If from any report made under section 140 or from any information or document obtained`under section 152A or 152B it appears to the Financial Secretary that any civil proceedings ought in the public interest to be brought by any body corporate, he may himself bring such proceedings in the name of and on behalf of the body corporate.

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